The market process and the economics of QWERTY: Two views

被引：1

作者：

Lewin P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083-0688

来源：

The Review of Austrian Economics | 2001年 / 14卷 / 1期

关键词：

Burden if proof; Lock-in; Network effects; Path-dependence; QWERTY;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1007811722566

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摘要：

Since its publication in 1985 Paul David's "Economics of QWERTY" has provided a paradigm case for the understanding and application of path-dependent processes in economics, some of which have been identified as yielding sub-optimal outcomes. The accuracy and relevance of this case, and this entire theoretical approach, has been subjected to critical scrutiny by Stan Liebowitz and Stephen Margolis in a series of articles and in a recent book. In this article I provide a wide ranging, and largely appreciative, review of the book and highlight, in some detail, the fundamental disagreements with which it deals. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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页数：31

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